2 files changed, 24 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/gjs/src/astalify.ts b/gjs/src/astalify.ts
index e46872e..009cc18 100644
--- a/gjs/src/astalify.ts
+++ b/gjs/src/astalify.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Binding, { kebabify, type Connectable, type Subscribable } from "./binding.js"
 import { Astal, Gtk } from "./imports.js"
 import { execAsync } from "./process.js"
+import { setChild } from "./overrides.js"
 
 export type Widget<C extends { new(...args: any): Gtk.Widget }> = InstanceType<C> & {
     className: string
@@ -42,16 +43,6 @@ function hook(
     return self
 }
 
-function setChild(parent: Gtk.Widget, child: Gtk.Widget) {
-    if (parent instanceof Gtk.Bin) {
-        const rm = parent.get_child()
-        if (rm)
-            parent.remove(rm)
-    }
-    if (parent instanceof Gtk.Container)
-        parent.add(child)
-}
-
 function ctor(self: any, config: any, ...children: Gtk.Widget[]) {
     const { setup, child, ...props } = config
     props.visible ??= true
@@ -147,12 +138,6 @@ function proxify<
         set(v) { Astal.widget_set_cursor(this, v) },
     })
 
-    // gjs deprecated the child setter
-    Object.defineProperty(klass.prototype, "child", {
-        get() { return this.get_child?.() },
-        set(v) { setChild(this, v) },
-    })
-
     const proxy = new Proxy(klass, {
         construct(_, [conf, ...children]) {
             const self = new klass
diff --git a/gjs/src/overrides.ts b/gjs/src/overrides.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3d3df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gjs/src/overrides.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { Gtk, Astal } from "./imports.js"
+
+export function setChild(parent: Gtk.Widget, child: Gtk.Widget) {
+    if (parent instanceof Gtk.Bin) {
+        const rm = parent.get_child()
+        if (rm)
+            parent.remove(rm)
+    }
+    if (parent instanceof Gtk.Container)
+        parent.add(child)
+}
+
+// gjs fails to map List types?
+Object.defineProperty(Astal.Box.prototype, "children", {
+    get() { return this.get_children() },
+    set(v) { this.set_children(v) },
+})
+
+// gjs deprecated the child setter
+Object.defineProperty(Gtk.Container.prototype, "child", {
+    get() { return this.get_child?.() },
+    set(v) { setChild(this, v) },
+})